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Happy Birthday to Elton John, who turns 68 today (March 25th). On December 21st, Elton and his partner of 21 years, David Furnish, were married at the couple’s Windsor estate in Berkshire, England. Elton and Furnish, who have been together since 1993, entered into a civil...

Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman William Corgan said in a new interview with Peru's Radio Oasis that the future of the band is "murky" and that he only has plans for the group "through the end of this year." Corgan explained, "I feel like I really need to evaluate the...

According to Loudwire , Dave Grohl is considering a second season of his HBO documentary series, Sonic Highways. Grohl has hinted that the show, which tracked the recording of the latest Foo Fighters album at eight different famous studios around the U.S., could go international...

Pennsylvania's Breaking Benjamin has unveiled "Failure," the first track to arrive at radio from the band's fifth studio set, Dark Before Dawn. The follow-up to 2009's Dear Agony is due out June 23rd and will mark the recording debut of the band's new lineup, which features...

Kid Rock blasted washed-up rap-rockers Limp Bizkit for the way they treated their road crew in an excerpt from a recent Rolling Stone interview with Rock that didn't make the article's final cut. Rock explained, "I always told my band, ‘You see how Limp Bizkit treats their...

David Crosby hit a jogger while driving 55 miles-per-hour, which is the posted speed limit near his Santa Ynez, California house. Rolling Stone reported that Crosby said he was blinded by the sun, and immediately stopped his vehicle after which, “emergency responders airlifted...

The rumors persist that the Grateful Dead will play a few Bay Area dates prior to their trio of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead career-closing shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th. According to Sports Business Daily, the Dead are...

Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum was asked in a recent interview with Noisey if original guitarist Jim Martin, who left the band in 1993, was asked to participate in the current reunion which started in 2009. Bottum answered, "Oh, we totally reached out to him. I was of...

Black Sabbath will play a "farewell" show at Ozzfest Japan, scheduled for November 21st and 22nd at Makuhari Messe outside Tokyo. The news came via a videotaped message from Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon, who said, "Ozzfest will be back in Japan on...